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• Sinner3712

  January 2005

  Of course you can do whatever you want but it goes back to how strong you are in the faith.
  
  During any fast, you are suppose to fast (stop) the things that you enjoy. I'ts not only food. If you like to play video games a lot for example, you should cut that down during fasting. That's the idea. So it's different from person to person. Obviously there are some basic rules, for example, no meet when it comes to eatings.
  
  Hope that helps.
• christ_lover

  January 2005

  well i'm talking in general
  say that i love listening to arabic music
  and the period of fasting came and i still listen to them
  i can;t stop to listening to them
  what should i do
• Sinner3712

  January 2005

  well another point of fasting is "self control" So by stop listening to arabic music during fasting will help you become stronger in the faith.
  
  Things to do:
  1)pray to God to help you gain control
  2)Ask your local priest for advice
  3)Everytime you go listen to arabic music, try to find something else to do.
• christ_lover

  January 2005

  my body got use it
  my ear got use it
  i know it bad but it really hard to stop
  i listen arabic music more than spiritual songs
  i'm bad :'( :'(
  i talk hours and hours about arabic music
  but when someone talk about spiritual song it;s like whatever
  my mind goes crazy about arabic music
  my mind like a tape singing arabic songs all the time
  so someone help me plz what should i do :'(
• Unknown

  January 2005

  u aren't bad...don't say tht abt urself
  I listen to arabic music too...I know what u mean when u say got used to it and stuff...but i guess tht's the purpose of fasting...we control ourselves not only food wise...but spiritual as well. So i guess wut I am saying...is like for example try to give the songs up for a day...like stop listening to them for a day and maybe listen to taraneem or something...and see it that gonna work. Hope tht helped
  God Bless,
  Marianne
• socoolbishoy

  January 2005

  hey you are not bad... I am hooked on John Mayer ;D
  
  Okay I AGREE with Marianne 200% because if try to stop all at once, it will not stop... so just try to decline a bit after the next.
  
  But in general there is nothing wrong with listening to music during the time of fasting... in our case it is different, because we are in a way addicted to it, so that is why we need to get over it, and the time of fasting is the best time… but we could still work on it during the non fasting period, because as I said it is in a way an addiction.
  
• awad

  January 2005

  i heard that its a sin to do so
• youstina04

  January 2005

  i just want to step by and say something
  if ur really willing from ur heart and u can't or u struggle
  so many times
  i mean Our Lord Jesus Christ will never turn His back on u
  and The Grace of the Holy Spirit will help u out.
  doesn't have to be at once because as u said that u got use to it
  it really hard to stop at once
  just work on it step by step so if u listen to music all the time just try to decrease the hour a little bite
  force yourself as much u can to let ear to get use to spiritual songs, liturgy, read psalms from the bible that will help u alot trust me even though probley in the beginning ur ear will refuse or u will feel pressure on ur ear stoping u from hearing spiritual stuff just ignore it
  the pressure and maybe increase listen to spiritual songs, tasbeha
  who is ur favorite saint which the one u feel comfortable with ask him/her for help and their prayer will be beside u , ask the help of our Lord Jesus Christ tell him weakness it ok to tell him u can't do it and u need alots of help.
  i hope that help ;D